interrogative
adj 1: relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood;
"not all questions have an interrogative construction"
2: relating to the use of or having the nature of an
interrogation [syn: {interrogative}, {interrogatory}] [ant:
{asserting(a)}, {declarative}, {declaratory}]
n 1: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a
direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his
interrogations" [syn: {question}, {interrogation},
{interrogative}, {interrogative sentence}]
2: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute
a mood [syn: {interrogative mood}, {interrogative}]
Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F.
interrogatif.]
Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as,
an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.
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Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why?
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